Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care

Happy Registered?Dietitian Nutritionist Day! Thank you KCH #RegisteredDietitian, Susan Whitacre, for your decades of expertise dedicated to the patients served by #KansasCityHospice!

Are you a quilter, a fan of quilts, one of our volunteers, or interested in learning more? We'd love to see you this Friday, March 14 for our KCH Quilt Open House event! Join us in the Prairie View Room on the first floor at North Kansas City Hospital & Meritas Health between 10 am to noon to celebrate the beauty and craftsmanship of quilts created and donated by our local volunteers, and to learn more about the Kansas City Hospice Quilt program! Light refreshments will be provided. ??RSVP to Bonnie at [email protected] or 816.663.2204.

?? Happy Employee Appreciation Day - March 7, 2025 ?? Today, we celebrate YOU—the heart and soul of Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care. Your dedication, expertise, and compassion make a difference every single day, bringing comfort, guidance, and hope to those who need it most. From #palliative to pediatric care, #hospice to #griefsupport, admissions to IT, fundraising to finance,?marketing to business development, and every role in between—each KCH team member plays a vital part in our mission. Because of you, we can honor every life, walk alongside families in their grief, and provide unwavering care to our community. ?? Thank you for all that you do. Today and every day, we appreciate you!

Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care team members gathered (virtually) today to celebrate more than 40 of their colleagues during the annual Team Member Recognition & Service Awards event. Recognizing team members with five to 35 years of service, this heartwarming event brought tears (of gratitude and celebration) as managers and other leaders from around the company spoke about the long-tenured members of their team. In addition, the organization reveled in a proclamation by Mayor Quinton Lucas on behalf of the residents of the City of #KansasCity, Missouri, declaring March 6 as Hospice Team Member Appreciation Day! “Recognizing that Kansas City Hospice is a nonprofit, locally owned and operated with headquarters on State Line Road and team members offering care and solace throughout the greater KC community, and whereas, since 1980, KCH has thoughtfully responded to the needs of the community surrounding end-of-life as they have arisen, expanding into the comprehensive system of programs and services offered today, and whereas, annually KCH serves more than 5,500 individuals and their families, all while their compassionate caregivers have the unique honor of being an intimate support to families, their children and friends, during the important period of time at the end of someone’s life and through the grieving and healing process.” Pictured is KCH President & CEO David Wiley, who celebrated his own 10-year service anniversary today, holding the mayoral proclamation.

We invite you to take a?bold?step with us. Join the team that’s offering expert care, peace of mind,?comfort, guidance, and?hope?to people affected by serious illness or grief around #KansasCity. At Kansas City Hospice & Palliative care, we work together – one team, one vision, that each person in our community is valued from life through death and each family is supported in their grief. Check out some of our current openings below: #CNA - Facilities - Silver - Overnights -? https://lnkd.in/gi-NcRnH CNA - Facilities - Red ?- Overnights -? https://lnkd.in/gyGJ6_hX Volunteer Coordinator -? https://lnkd.in/g_b_Gee6 #RN FT Nights NorthCare #Hospice House -? https://lnkd.in/gtaxMV-U RN FT Nights Kansas City Hospice House -? https://lnkd.in/gS4YyG_k RN, Float Home Care Team #OverlandPark, KS -?? https://lnkd.in/gFQCprRC LPN FT Nights NorthCare Hospice House -?? https://lnkd.in/gFAqahgd LPN FT Nights Kansas City Hospice House -?? https://lnkd.in/g-2Zky6t

Our very own?Director of Grief Programs, Iman Williams Christians PhD, is featured in this special Kansas City Business Journal section featuring Black leaders from across Kansas City in celebration and recognition of Black History Month.?Dr. Iman Williams Christians is a regional leader and passionate advocate for helping families navigate trauma, loss, grief, and healing.?

Caring for a loved one with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a journey filled with unexpected challenges, and also meaningful moments of connection. In this moving blog story, longtime Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care #volunteer Marie Marley, PhD shares how her time with Elizabeth, a woman living with #FTD, deepend her understanding of communication, resilience, and love. Learn how small gestures, creative interactions, and unwavering dedication make a world of difference. Read the full story here:?https://lnkd.in/grdY6bRT #hospice #palliativecare #kansascityhospice #frontotemporaldementia

??Calling All Sewists!?? Our Memory Bears and Memory Pillows program is in high demand!??????Families of #KansasCityHospice patients have the opportunity to have a special keepsake made from their loved one’s clothing, and we need talented volunteers to help make it happen. ???No training or onboarding is required ???Work from home at your own pace ???Use your creativity to bring comfort to others Interested? Have questions? Contact Jeannie Carlson at?[email protected]?to learn more!

Please join us on Thursday, February 20 at noon on Zoom to hear from Christy Hansen, a Kansas City Hospice Grief Support Specialist, to discuss Thriving: Mental Wellness Tips for a Year of Peace Ahead, healthy coping, and ways to take care of yourself in the upcoming year. Register now at https://lnkd.in/dhfkGQ8K!

Chicken N Pickle is all in for celebrating Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care’s Carousel Pediatric Care program in February 2025…and you’re invited to join in the revelry. Here are two ways to get involved: 1. Chicken N Pickle is selling #MustacheMonth cups at both locations, #NorthKansasCity and #OverlandPark, February 15 - 28. Buy a special cup (filled with your favorite beverage…) and proceeds benefit Carousel Pediatric Care. 2. Join the KCH #pickleball tournament at Chicken N Pickle in North #KansasCity! Whether you play or just make a really enthusiastic spectator, plan to join the fun 6 – 9 pm, Monday, February 24, 2025. Learn more and sign up at?https://lnkd.in/gFgGR4qc! If you’re spectating, know that 10% of food and beverage sales that night, Monday, February 24, benefit Carousel Pediatric Care. Bring a friend! In addition, watch for Chicken N Pickle team members wearing shirts or buttons talking about their mustaches. The organization will donate to Carousel for each team member who ‘grows’ a mustache or promotes Mustache Month in February. Thanks for your support! See you at Chicken N Pickle!